Garment hanger



Sept. l0, 1935.v H. BEUTLER 2,014,165

('nRIVIEN'I` HANGER Filed Sept. 22, 1953 gmc/nm i ffmmzzfiv PatentedSept. 10, 1935 UNITED s'rA'irEsl PATENT OFFICE 2,014,165 GARMENT HANGERHerman `L. Beutler, Kingsport, Tenn. Application September 22,1933,\Serial No. (590,621

8 Claims.

'Ihis invention relates to new and useful improvements in garmenthangers, and particularly to hangers for mens clothing.

The principal object is to provide a hanger for supporting trousers bymeans of the cuff. portion thereof.

A further object is to provide a construction in which thelweight of thegarment will contribute to the successful operation of the invention.

Another object is to produce a'hanger of the type mentioned which shallbe light in weight, yet substantially constructed, and which may bemanufactured at a relatively low cost.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear, my invention consists in the elements and theirrelation one to th# other, as hereinafter particu larly described andsought to be dened in the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing which shows preferred embodiments of my invention,and in which Figure l is a perspective view oi the invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof in use for supporting a pair oftrousers, portions of the invention bein,J shown in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is an end view of a modication of the invention, and

Figure 4 illustrates a form of the invention having means for supportinggarments other than trousers.

Figure 5 is a detail view illustrating the purpose of the loop 2i.

As shown in the drawing, A represents a supporting member in which thewire is bent upon itself and shaped to form a hook I0, beyond which thestrands are preferably twisted together to form a shank II. Instead ofthe twisted shank, however, it .will be understoodthat the strands maybe soldered together or otherwise attached to insure rigidity. Beyondthe shank, the strands -are turned at right angles, in oppositedirections,

to form supporting arms I2 and I3.

The invention also includes trouser supports B and C, each formed of asingle strand of wire and identically constructed. Each of these trousersupports includes the downwardly diverging members Il and I5 havingtheir upper or free ends I6 and I1 twisted around the outer extremitiesof the arms I3 and I2, to form a pivotal connecV tion. At the lower endsof the members Il and I5 the wire is bent inwardly and then upwardly,resulting in legs Il and Il, the upper extremities of which areconnected together by the horizontal bight portion 20 of the strand. atthe approximate center of which is a downwardly extending loop or recess2l. As shown in Figure 2, the ends of the supporting arms I 2 and I3 areupset or headed to prevent displacement of the twisted portions I6 andII therefrom. As shown in Figure 5 3, the legs I8 and I9 of each of thesupports B and C may incline inwardly, whereby to cause the bightportions 20 to assume positions in close proximity to each other.

In Figure 4 there'is illustrated a form of the 10 invention having meansfor supporting a coat or similar garment. In this form, the supportingarms I2a and I3a are extended somewhat, rebent upon themselves, and havetheir extremities twisted around themselves, as at 22, against the l5twists Ilia and I'Ia, so as to confine said twists. There are thusformed the shoulder members 23.

While wire has been mentioned herein as the material to be used in theconstruction of the invention, it will be understood that the hanger 20may be otherwise constructed and that other changes may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit o1 the invention.

When using the herein described invention, the outside of the cuiportion of each trouser leg is 25 slipped over one of the bight portions20, in such a manner as to cause the loop-2l to surround the point 2Iaat which thel upper edge of the cui is sewed to the trouser leg, asshown in Figure 5. When thus applied, the hanger is supported by 30 thehook Ill, whereupon the weight of the trousers will cause the supports Band C to swing together causing the ends of the trouser legs to be rmlyheld between the bight portions 20, which will contribute to thesuccessful functioning of the device, as a trousers hanger, as will beclearly understood.'

It will be understood that when trousers are worn with a belt, they maybe suspended from the present hanger by engaging the belt, at op- 40posite sides of the trousers, over the bight portions 20. g

What is claimed is:

l. A garment hanger including supporting arms and supports pivotallyconnected to said arms,

-said supports including legs, portions connecting said legs adapted tobe inserted in the cuirs o! trousers, and loops in said connectingportions adapted to surround stitching oi' the cuis.

2. A garment hanger including a pair of trouser supporting members eachhaving upturned legs adapted to enter the fold formed bythe cuil' of atrouser leg, said legs of each member being connected by a portionhaving a recess to receive the Vstitching holding the cui upturned.

3. A garment hanger including a pair of trouser supporting members eachhaving upturned legs adapted o enter the fold formed by the cui! of atrouser leg, said legs of each member being connected by a portionhaving a recess to receive the stitching holding the cuff upturned, anda transverse supporting bar to which said members are pivotally attachedto permit swinging of the lower parts of the members toward and fromeach other.

4. A garment hanger including a pair of trouser cuff engaging memberseach formed of a single length of wire having a centrally disposed andupwardly open U-shaped bend, a pair of aligned horizontal portionsleading from the upper ends of the legs of the bend, downwardlyextending vertical portions at the outer ends of the horizontalportions, a U-shaped bend at the lower end of each vertical portion, andan upward extension on each said last bend and terminating in an eye; incombination with a cross bar whereon said eyes are journalled.

5. A garment hanger including a pair of trouser.A

supporting members arranged in normally confronting relation, each ofsaid members having portions extending in the direction of the other ofsaid members, said portions having upturned legs connected thereto andadaptedto enter the fold formed by the cui of a trouser leg, saidupkturned legs being normally in contacting relation,

and a support for the members.

6. A garment hanger including trouser supporting members arranged innormally confronting arrangement, each of said supporting members havingupturned legs connected thereto and oilset therefrom in the direction ofthe legs of the other supporting member said legs being normally incontacting relation, means connecting the upper ends ofthe legs of eachmember and 5 adapted to enter the fold formed by the cuff of a trouserleg, and a Support for the members.

7. A garment hanger including a supporting member formed of a strand ofwire having its end portions rebent to form terminal loops and hav- 1@ing its extremities wrapped around the strand at spaced points, and apair of trouser supporting members pivoted to said supporting member inconfronting relation, each of said trouser supporting members havingupwardly extending legs 15 connected thereto and offset therefrom in thedirection of the legs of the other trouser supporting member, said legsbeing normally in contacting relation, means connecting the upper endsoi' the legs of each member and adapted to enter 2li the fold formed bythe. cui! of a trouser leg, and

` said trouser supporting members having end portions wrapped around thefirst named supporting member between and in engagement with the wrappedends thereof. .25

an upwardly extending leg 3(-

